The problem is all inside your head she said to meThe answer is easy if you take it logicallyI'd like to help you in your struggle to be freeThere must be fifty ways to leave your lover

She said it's really not my habit to intrudeFurthermore, I hope my meaning won't be lost or misconstruedBut I'll repeat myself at the risk of being crudeThere must be fifty ways to leave your loverFifty ways to leave your lover

You just slip out the back, JackMake a new plan, StanYou don't need to be coy, RoyJust get yourself freeHop on the bus, GusYou don't need to discuss muchJust drop off the key, LeeAnd get yourself free

She said it grieves me so to see you in such painI wish there was something I could do to make you smile againI said I appreciate that and would you please explainAbout the fifty ways

She said why don't we both just sleep on it tonightAnd I believe in the morning you'll begin to see the lightAnd then she kissed me and I realized she probably was rightThere must be fifty ways to leave your loverFifty ways to leave your lover

You just slip out the back, JackMake a new plan, StanYou don't need to be coy, RoyJust get yourself freeHop on the bus, GusYou don't need to discuss muchJust drop off the key, LeeAnd get yourself free